Guide to '''Lunenburg County Virginia ancestry, family history, and genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, immigration records, and military records.

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<br>'''Lunenburg County, Virginia''' genealogy and family history research page. Guide to '''Lunenburg County''' (established 1745) genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, Civil War records, Revolutionary War records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries.

'''1745'''--Lunenburg County was created 6 May 1745 from [[Brunswick County, Virginia|Brunswick ]]County. '''County seat:''' Lunenburg <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>

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'''1745'''--Lunenburg County was created 6 May 1745 from [[Brunswick County, Virginia|Brunswick ]]County. '''County seat:''' Lunenburg <ref>''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>

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For animated maps illustrating Virginia county boundary changes, [http://www.mapofus.org/virginia/ "Rotating Formation Virginia County Boundary Maps"] (1617-1995) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

#'''Flatrock '''(1805)<ref name="baptist">Robert Baylor Semple and George William Beale, ''A History of the Rise and Progress of the Baptists in Virginia'' (Pitt and Dickinson, 1894), 287. Digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=t6RhTC8ziQQC Google Books].</ref>

#'''Flatrock '''(1805)<ref name="baptist">Robert Baylor Semple and George William Beale, ''A History of the Rise and Progress of the Baptists in Virginia'' (Pitt and Dickinson, 1894), 287. Digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=t6RhTC8ziQQC Google Books].</ref>

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#'''Meherrin '''(1771)<ref name="baptist" />. 1771 list of original members has been published.<ref>Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck, "Meherrin Baptist Church, Lunenburg County, Virginia," ''The Virginia Genealogist'', Vol. 21, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1977):225-226. {{FHL|33159|title-id|disp=FHL}}; digital version at [http://www.americanancestors.org/search.aspx?Ca=098&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;Da=285 American Ancestors] ($). [List of original members dated 1771.]</ref> Marriages 1771-1773 have been published: ''Southsider'', Vol. 2, No. 1 (Winter 1983). A history was published in ''Virginia Baptist Register,'' Issue 15 (1976) and a 1774 note in the same publication, Issue 10 (1971).

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#'''Meherrin '''(1771)<ref name="baptist" />. 1771 list of original members has been published.<ref>Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck, "Meherrin Baptist Church, Lunenburg County, Virginia," ''The Virginia Genealogist'', Vol. 21, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1977):225-226. {{FHL|33159|title-id|disp=FHL}}; digital version at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/advanced-search?database=Virginia%20Genealogist,%20The American Ancestors] ($). [List of original members dated 1771.]</ref> Marriages 1771-1773 have been published: ''Southsider'', Vol. 2, No. 1 (Winter 1983). A history was published in ''Virginia Baptist Register,'' Issue 15 (1976) and a 1774 note in the same publication, Issue 10 (1971).

#'''Reedy Creek''' (1775)<ref name="baptist" />

#'''Reedy Creek''' (1775)<ref name="baptist" />

#'''Tussekiah '''(1777)<ref name="baptist" />

#'''Tussekiah '''(1777)<ref name="baptist" />

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{{VAbap}}Lunenburg County fell within the bounds of the Meherrin Association.

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Lunenburg County fell within the bounds of the Meherrin Association.

===== Church of England =====

===== Church of England =====

[[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] See also [[Cornwall Parish, Virginia|Cornwall Parish]]<br>[[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] See also [[Cumberland Parish, Virginia|Cumberland Parish]]<br>[[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] See also [[St. James Parish, Mecklenburg, Virginia|St. James's Parish]]

[[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] See also [[Cornwall Parish, Virginia|Cornwall Parish]]<br>[[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] See also [[Cumberland Parish, Virginia|Cumberland Parish]]<br>[[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] See also [[St. James Parish, Mecklenburg, Virginia|St. James's Parish]]

*Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. "Deaths from the Records of Perseverance Christian Church in Lunenburg County," ''The Virginia Genealogist, ''Vol. 24, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1980):301-302. Available at {{FHL|33159|title-id|disp=FHL}}; digital version at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/advanced-search?database=Virginia%20Genealogist,%20The American Ancestors] ($).

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==== Court ====

==== Court ====

==== Genealogy ====

==== Genealogy ====

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More than 130 genealogies have been published about Lunenburg County families. To view a list, visit [[Lunenburg County, Virginia Genealogy|Lunenburg County, Virginia Genealogy]].

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More than 225 genealogies have been published about Lunenburg County families. To view a list, visit [[Lunenburg County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies|Lunenburg County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies]].

==== Immigration ====

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'''''Grants and Patents'''''

'''''Grants and Patents'''''

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{{vapatent}}*Hudgins. [http://www.directlinesoftware.com/pool.htm 618 patents dated 1728-1796 in what is now Lunenburg County, Virginia placed on a map]. DeedMapper, 2002.&nbsp;[Names of those who received land patents, dates, land descriptions, and references may be viewed free of charge (click "Index" next to the county listing); however, in order to view the maps, it is necessary to purchase Direct Line Software's [http://www.directlinesoftware.com/ DeedMapper]&nbsp;product.]

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*Hudgins. [http://www.directlinesoftware.com/pool.htm 618 patents dated 1728-1796 in what is now Lunenburg County, Virginia placed on a map]. DeedMapper, 2002.&nbsp;[Names of those who received land patents, dates, land descriptions, and references may be viewed free of charge (click "Index" next to the county listing); however, in order to view the maps, it is necessary to purchase Direct Line Software's [http://www.directlinesoftware.com/ DeedMapper]&nbsp;product.]

*Elliott, Katherine B. ''Emigration to Other States from Southside Virginia''. 2 vols. South Hill, Virginia:&nbsp;K.B. Elliott, 1966. Vol. 1 of original edition available at {{FHL|287790|title-id|disp=FHL}}; 1983 reprints (both volumes) available at {{FHL|492434|title-id|disp=FHL}}; 1990-1992 reprints (both volumes) also available at {{FHL|730840|title-id|disp=FHL}}. [Includes individuals who migrated out of Lunenburg County to other parts of the country.]

*Elliott, Katherine B. ''Emigration to Other States from Southside Virginia''. 2 vols. South Hill, Virginia:&nbsp;K.B. Elliott, 1966. Vol. 1 of original edition available at {{FHL|287790|title-id|disp=FHL}}; 1983 reprints (both volumes) available at {{FHL|492434|title-id|disp=FHL}}; 1990-1992 reprints (both volumes) also available at {{FHL|730840|title-id|disp=FHL}}. [Includes individuals who migrated out of Lunenburg County to other parts of the country.]

*Boogher, William F. ''Gleanings of Virginia History: An Historical and Genealogical Collection, Largely from Original Sources.'' Washington: n.p., 1903. Available at {{FHL|73108|title-id|disp=FHL}}; digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=X1s_AAAAYAAJ Google Books]. [Includes a chapter titled "Legislative Enactments connecting the preceding historic sketch [French and Indian War, Lord Dunmore's War] with the adjudication of the resulting accounts that follow; with the list of officers, soldiers and civilians entitled to compensation for military and other services rendered." For Lunenburg County, see pp. 89-95, 112.]

*Boogher, William F. ''Gleanings of Virginia History: An Historical and Genealogical Collection, Largely from Original Sources.'' Washington: n.p., 1903. Available at {{FHL|73108|title-id|disp=FHL}}; digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=X1s_AAAAYAAJ Google Books]. [Includes a chapter titled "Legislative Enactments connecting the preceding historic sketch [French and Indian War, Lord Dunmore's War] with the adjudication of the resulting accounts that follow; with the list of officers, soldiers and civilians entitled to compensation for military and other services rendered." For Lunenburg County, see pp. 89-95, 112.]

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*Crozier, William Armstrong. ''Virginia Colonial Militia 1651-1776''. Baltimore: Southern Book Co., 1954. Available at {{FHL|72797|title-id|disp=FHL}}; digital book at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4596&o_xid=8910&o_lid=8910 Ancestry] ($). [Identifies some Lunenburg County militia officers and soldiers; see place name index.]

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*Crozier, William Armstrong. ''Virginia Colonial Militia 1651-1776''. Baltimore: Southern Book Co., 1954. Available at {{FHL|72797|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 975.5 M2c}}; [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=29414 Ancestry] ($). [Identifies some Lunenburg County militia officers and soldiers; see place name index.]

{{VAnews}}Indexed images of the Virginia Gazette (1736-1780) are available online through the [http://research.history.org/DigitalLibrary/va-gazettes/ Colonial Williamsburg] website. In addition, Professor Tom Costa and The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia have created a database of all runaway advertisements for slaves, indentured servants, transported convicts, and ship deserters listed in this source and other Virginia newspapers (1736-1803), see: [http://www2.vcdh.virginia.edu/gos/ The Geography of Slavery in Virginia]. These newspapers are valuable resources for all regions of Virginia.

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Indexed images of the [http://research.history.org/DigitalLibrary/BrowseVG.cfm Virginia Gazette ](1736-1780) are available online through the [http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/ Colonial Williamsburg ]website. In addition, Professor Tom Costa and The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia have created a database of all runaway advertisements for slaves, indentured servants, transported convicts, and ship deserters listed in this source and other Virginia newspapers (1736-1803), see: [http://www2.vcdh.virginia.edu/gos/ The Geography of Slavery in Virginia]. These newspapers are valuable resources for all regions of Virginia.

*'''[1748-1783] '''Bell, Landon C. ''Sunlight on the Southside: Lists of Tithes, Lunenburg County, Virginia, 1748-1783''.&nbsp;Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: George S. Ferguson, 1931. Available at {{FHL|118805|title-id|disp=FHL}}; digital version available under "Tax Lists" at [http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/lunenburg.htm Lunenburg County, VA USGenWeb Archives census genealogy].

*'''[1748-1783] '''Bell, Landon C. ''Sunlight on the Southside: Lists of Tithes, Lunenburg County, Virginia, 1748-1783''.&nbsp;Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: George S. Ferguson, 1931. Available at {{FHL|118805|title-id|disp=FHL}}; digital version available under "Tax Lists" at [http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/lunenburg.htm Lunenburg County, VA USGenWeb Archives census genealogy].

*'''[1749]''' Morton, W.S. "Lunenburg County Tithable List Taken by William Caldwell in 1749," ''William and Mary College Quarterly'', 2nd Series, Vol.&nbsp;11 (1931):55-58. Available at {{FHL|248629|title-id|disp=FHL}}; reprinted in ''Virginia Tax Records''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1983, which is also available at {{FHL|326521|title-id|disp=FHL}}; digital version at [http://www.jstor.org JSTOR] ($).

*'''[1749]''' Morton, W.S. "Lunenburg County Tithable List Taken by William Caldwell in 1749," ''William and Mary College Quarterly'', 2nd Series, Vol.&nbsp;11 (1931):55-58. Available at {{FHL|248629|title-id|disp=FHL}}; reprinted in ''Virginia Tax Records''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1983, which is also available at {{FHL|326521|title-id|disp=FHL}}; digital version at [http://www.jstor.org JSTOR] ($).

*'''[1787] '''Schreiner-Yantis, Netti and Florene Speakman Love. ''The 1787 Census of Virginia: An Accounting of the Name of Every White Male Tithable Over 21 Years, the Number of White Males Between 16 &amp; 21 Years, the Number of Slaves over 16 &amp; Those Under 16 Years, Together with a Listing of Their Horses, Cattle &amp; Carriages, and Also the Names of All Persons to Whom Ordinary Licenses and Physician's&nbsp;Licenses Were Issued''. 3 vols. Springfield, Va.: Genealogical Books in Print, 1987. Available at {{FHL|622815|title-id|disp=FHL}}. [The source of this publication is the 1787 personal property tax list. Lunenburg County is included in Vol. 2.]

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*'''[1787] '''Schreiner-Yantis, Netti and Florene Speakman Love. ''The 1787 Census of Virginia: An Accounting of the Name of Every White Male Tithable Over 21 Years, the Number of White Males Between 16 & 21 Years, the Number of Slaves over 16 & Those Under 16 Years, Together with a Listing of Their Horses, Cattle & Carriages, and Also the Names of All Persons to Whom Ordinary Licenses and Physician's&nbsp;Licenses Were Issued''. 3 vols. Springfield, Va.: Genealogical Books in Print, 1987. Available at {{FHL|622815|title-id|disp=FHL}}. [The source of this publication is the 1787 personal property tax list. Lunenburg County is included in Vol. 2.]

*Bell, Landon Covington. ''The Old Free State:&nbsp;A Contribution to the History of Lunenburg County and Southside Virginia''. 2 vols. Richmond, Va.: W. Byrd Press, 1927. Available at {{FHL|154202|title-id|disp=FHL}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=30029 Ancestry] ($); digital version of marriage abstracts from this publication&nbsp;(pp. 385-431) at [http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/lunenburg.htm USGenWeb].

*Bell, Landon Covington. ''The Old Free State:&nbsp;A Contribution to the History of Lunenburg County and Southside Virginia''. 2 vols. Richmond, Va.: W. Byrd Press, 1927. Available at {{FHL|154202|title-id|disp=FHL}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=30029 Ancestry] ($); digital version of marriage abstracts from this publication&nbsp;(pp. 385-431) at [http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/lunenburg.htm USGenWeb].

Church Records

Baptist

Meherrin (1771)[4]. 1771 list of original members has been published.[5] Marriages 1771-1773 have been published: Southsider, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Winter 1983). A history was published in Virginia Baptist Register, Issue 15 (1976) and a 1774 note in the same publication, Issue 10 (1971).

The 10,000 name petition (dated 16 October 1776) has been digitized at the Library of Congress website. It was signed by people from all over Virginia who wanted an end to persecution of Baptists by the Established Church. Baptists and Baptist sympathizers alike signed the petition. To find your ancestor in this record, first check Hall's transcription in the Magazine of Virginia Genealogy (Vols. 35-38, with annotations in Vol. 39), which is available online at Ancestry ($). It is also available in book form at the Family History Library: FHL Book 975.5 B2vs v. 35-39. Then proceed to the Library of Congress website to see the original images.

Lunenburg County fell within the bounds of the Meherrin Association.

Church of England

Meade's 1861 history of parishes in Lunenburg County is available online.[6]

Christian

Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. "Deaths from the Records of Perseverance Christian Church in Lunenburg County," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 24, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1980):301-302. Available at FHL; digital version at American Ancestors ($).

Immigration

Land and Property

Grants and Patents

Land patents (pre-1779), land grants (after 1779) and surveys are available online at the Library of Virginia website. For step-by-step instructions on retrieving these records, read the Virginia Land and Property article.

Local Histories

Bell, Landon Covington. The Old Free State: A Contribution to the History of Lunenburg County and Southside Virginia. Richmond, Virginia: W. Byrd Press, 1927. Two volumes available at FHL; digital version at Ancestry ($); and World Vital Records ($) Volume 1 and Volume 2.

Elliott, Katherine B. Emigration to Other States from Southside Virginia. 2 vols. South Hill, Virginia: K.B. Elliott, 1966. Vol. 1 of original edition available at FHL; 1983 reprints (both volumes) available at FHL; 1990-1992 reprints (both volumes) also available at FHL. [Includes individuals who migrated out of Lunenburg County to other parts of the country.]

Bell published records of Lunenburg County residents who migrated to South Carolina:

Boogher, William F. Gleanings of Virginia History: An Historical and Genealogical Collection, Largely from Original Sources. Washington: n.p., 1903. Available at FHL; digital version at Google Books. [Includes a chapter titled "Legislative Enactments connecting the preceding historic sketch [French and Indian War, Lord Dunmore's War] with the adjudication of the resulting accounts that follow; with the list of officers, soldiers and civilians entitled to compensation for military and other services rendered." For Lunenburg County, see pp. 89-95, 112.]

Crozier, William Armstrong. Virginia Colonial Militia 1651-1776. Baltimore: Southern Book Co., 1954. Available at FHL US/CAN Book 975.5 M2c; Ancestry ($). [Identifies some Lunenburg County militia officers and soldiers; see place name index.]

Revolutionary War

Regiments. Service men in Lunenburg County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Lunenburg County supplied soldiers for the:

A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census]. 1841. Digital versions at U.S. Census Bureau and Google Bookset. al. 1967 reprint: FHL Collection 973 X2pc 1840. [See Virginia, Eastern District, Lunenburg County on page 131.]

List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Why Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance... Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883. FHL Collection 973 M2Lp v. 5; digital versions at Google Books and Internet Archive. [See Vol. 5, Virginia, Lunenburgh County [sic], p. 89. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.]

Civil War

Regiments. Service men in Lunenburg County, Virginia Genealogy served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Lunenburg County, Virginia Genealogy:

Naturalization

Newspapers

Indexed images of the Virginia Gazette (1736-1780) are available online through the Colonial Williamsburg website. In addition, Professor Tom Costa and The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia have created a database of all runaway advertisements for slaves, indentured servants, transported convicts, and ship deserters listed in this source and other Virginia newspapers (1736-1803), see: The Geography of Slavery in Virginia. These newspapers are valuable resources for all regions of Virginia.

[1749] Morton, W.S. "Lunenburg County Tithable List Taken by William Caldwell in 1749," William and Mary College Quarterly, 2nd Series, Vol. 11 (1931):55-58. Available at FHL; reprinted in Virginia Tax Records. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1983, which is also available at FHL; digital version at JSTOR ($).

[1787] Schreiner-Yantis, Netti and Florene Speakman Love. The 1787 Census of Virginia: An Accounting of the Name of Every White Male Tithable Over 21 Years, the Number of White Males Between 16 & 21 Years, the Number of Slaves over 16 & Those Under 16 Years, Together with a Listing of Their Horses, Cattle & Carriages, and Also the Names of All Persons to Whom Ordinary Licenses and Physician's Licenses Were Issued. 3 vols. Springfield, Va.: Genealogical Books in Print, 1987. Available at FHL. [The source of this publication is the 1787 personal property tax list. Lunenburg County is included in Vol. 2.]

Bell, Landon Covington. The Old Free State: A Contribution to the History of Lunenburg County and Southside Virginia. 2 vols. Richmond, Va.: W. Byrd Press, 1927. Available at FHL; digital version at Ancestry ($); digital version of marriage abstracts from this publication (pp. 385-431) at USGenWeb.

Death

Vital Record Substitutes

The Virginia Historical Society's Marriage and Obituary Index, 1736-1820 (newspaper abstracts) is available for free online. Images of the original index cards are browseable, arranged alphabetically by surname.

Lunenburg County, Virginia Genealogy Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

Family history centers provide one-on-one assistance and free access to premium genealogical websites. In addition, many centers have free how-to genealogy classes. See family history center for more information. Search the online FHC directory for a nearby family history center.

References

↑The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).

↑List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Why Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance... (Washington, D.C.: Governnment Printing Office, 1883), 89. Digital versions at Google Books and Internet Archive.

↑ 4.04.14.24.34.4Robert Baylor Semple and George William Beale, A History of the Rise and Progress of the Baptists in Virginia (Pitt and Dickinson, 1894), 287. Digital version at Google Books.